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Jim
Russell		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 181
 
Born: October 1, 1918 in Usa, PA, FAYETTE CITY
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 23 MON NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1943 24 MON NL     3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 7 7 4 4 4
1944 25 MON NL     3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1945 26 MON NL     3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 7 7 4 4 4
1946 27 MON NL     4 4 3 2 2 2 8 8 8 6 7 7 4 4 4
1947 28 MON NL     3 3 3 2 2 2 8 8 8 6 7 7 4 4 4
1948 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 3 2 2 2 8 8 8 6 7 7 4 4 4
1949 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 3 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 6 6 4 4 4
1950 31 NYA AL     4 4 3 2 2 2 7 8 7 5 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1942 23 AA   137 521 74 120 30 5 8 49 14 10 110 65 .230 .365 .353 .718 75.0  
1943 24 AA   57 227 37 58 10 0 10 32 7 2 36 40 .256 .357 .432 .789 37.2  
1944 25 AA   104 388 64 84 25 2 11 35 9 5 70 101 .216 .336 .376 .713 53.6  
1945 26 AA   137 534 58 128 40 4 16 63 12 7 82 145 .240 .341 .419 .760 78.8  
1946 27 AA   136 475 70 112 27 4 18 56 19 6 93 92 .236 .361 .423 .784 79.3  
1947 28 AA   127 448 59 101 23 4 13 65 8 4 79 96 .225 .342 .382 .723 63.6  
1948 29 NYA AL 125 312 37 49 14 0 6 28 1 1 56 92 .157 .286 .260 .546 28.8 0.0
1949 30 NYA AL 18 33 3 8 3 0 0 4 1 1 7 6 .242 .375 .333 .708 4.3 0.5
    AAA   111 390 48 99 26 1 13 62 14 3 59 86 .254 .352 .426 .778 61.7  
1950 31 NYA AL 133 371 34 70 25 0 4 40 2 3 35 87 .189 .259 .288 .548 27.0 0.0
3 Years Sim 276 716 74 127 42 0 10 72 4 5 98 185 .177 .277 .278 .555 60.1 0.5
1 Years AAA 111 390 48 99 26 1 13 62 14 3 59 86 .254 .356 .426 .782 61.7  
6 Years AA 698 2593 362 603 155 19 76 300 69 34 470 539 .233 .351 .395 .746 387.6  
7 Years Minors 809 2983 410 702 181 20 89 362 83 37 529 625 .235 .352 .399 .751 449.3  
162 Game Average 420 43 74 24 0 5 42 2 2 57 108 .177 .277 .278 .555 35.3  
Career Highs 133 371 37 70 25 0 6 40 2 3 56 92 .242 .375 .333 .708 28.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   518 59 98 32 0 9 61 4 4 71 127 .189 .289 .303 .592 47.8
vs LH   198 15 29 10 0 1 11 0 1 27 58 .146 .247 .212 .459 10.3
Home 136 345 38 62 24 0 5 39 1 0 41 77 .180 .266 .293 .559 27.9
Away 140 371 36 65 18 0 5 33 3 5 57 108 .175 .287 .264 .551 30.1
RISP   179 0 31 7 0 3 57 0 0 29 50 .173 .280 .263 .543 15.5
Pinch Hitting   15 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .267 .313 .333 .646 1.5
Close/Late   52 4 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 13 .135 .207 .192 .399 1.5
Mar/Apr 56 155 24 39 10 0 6 29 1 1 22 33 .252 .343 .432 .775 23.5
May 52 143 11 21 5 0 0 10 0 1 19 38 .147 .247 .182 .429 6.0
June 49 134 11 27 11 0 2 13 0 1 13 42 .201 .273 .328 .602 11.6
July 46 127 9 16 4 0 1 7 2 0 14 31 .126 .214 .181 .395 4.3
August 35 76 11 10 7 0 1 4 0 1 12 19 .132 .258 .263 .522 4.9
Sep/Oct 38 81 8 14 5 0 0 9 1 1 18 22 .173 .323 .235 .558 7.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1948 29 NYA AL SS 55 51 420.0 75 207 6 37 .979 6.04   2.7
    2B 48 37 336.7 101 160 7 30 .974 6.98   1.2
    CF 10 6 52.0 22 0 0 0 1.000 3.81   0.4
    RF 7 4 38.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.66    
1949 30 NYA AL 3B 5 5 44.0 3 7 2 2 .833 2.05   0.1
    CF 6 4 31.7 9 0 1 0 .900 2.56   0.1
    SS 4 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1950 31 NYA AL SS 111 103 852.7 131 393 7 65 .987 5.53   3.9
    2B 10 6 66.0 17 27 1 5 .978 6.00   0.2
    CF 6 1 15.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.40   0.1
    RF 3 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  SS 170 154 1278.7 207 600 13 102 .984 5.68   6.6
  2B 59 43 403.7 118 188 8 35 .975 6.82   1.4
  CF 22 11 98.7 33 2 1 0 .972 3.19   0.5
  RF 10 5 46.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.37    
  3B 5 5 44.0 3 7 2 2 .833 2.05   0.1
Career Totals   266 218 1871.0 368 797 24 139 .980 5.60   8.5
Career Highs   130 111 941.7 205 422 13 70 .986 6.08    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1948-3-92
1950-6-87
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Wayne Garrett (979)
  2. Gordon Slade (961)
  3. Larry Wolfe (959)
  4. Ham Schulte (958)
  5. Bill Deitrick (958)
  6. Eddie Miksis (957)
  7. Danny Thompson (954)
  8. Al Brancato (954)
  9. Wally Shannon (953)
  10. George Fallon (950)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Montreal in 1942
Injured on 6/29/1942 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/4/1942 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 6/3/1943 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Injured on 5/27/1944 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 6/5/1947 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/26/1947 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/18/1947 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Traded from Montreal to New York (A) on 2/1/1948 (Going to MON: C Rudy York, 2B Alex Kampouris. Going to NYA: CF Jim Russell)
Had first career hit on 4/2/1948, off Mike Garcia (BOS)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1948, off Bud Byerly (BOS)
Released by New York (A) on 10/3/1950
 
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